Signatures are only permitted if the signatory signs in their own name with their full first and last name and their officially registered address (only their name and location are publicly visible).

The street and house number of the signatures are also shown abbreviated in the final signature list and are not completely visible to either the initiator or the recipient of the petition.

In order to make petitions more binding, we follow the procedure and requirements of the Bundestag: Every signatory must be clearly identifiable as a real person.

Providing your name and address reduces fake signatures. If we want to strengthen petitions as a tool for citizen participation and make them binding, then we have to be able to rely on them.